Ukraine

FILE - Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

CIA director: Putin too confident he can grind down Ukraine

Burns adamant the U.S. will continue its support of Ukraine

FILE - Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Graphics show how territory has shifted hands since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. (The Associated Press)

Map shows territorial shifts in Ukraine since war began 1 year ago

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has covered a large part of the country’s…

Graphics show how territory has shifted hands since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. (The Associated Press)
Viacheslav Samsonenko, a Ukrainian newcomer who fled his home country in May, poses in Saanichiton, B.C., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications

Employers often fail to recognize education and work experience from outside of Canada

Viacheslav Samsonenko, a Ukrainian newcomer who fled his home country in May, poses in Saanichiton, B.C., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Vernon stands with Ukraine with vigil marking one year since Russian invasion

More than 100 people stood outside city hall to show support for Ukrainians Friday

(Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Somber faces illuminated by candlelight: Kelowna vigil for 1 year of war in Ukraine

People attended a vigil, a car rally and an expo this weekend to raise money, awareness for the war

(Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is sending four of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. A Canadian Forces Leopard 2A4 tank displays it’s firepower on the firing range at CFB Gagetown in Oromocto, N.B., on Thursday, September 13, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Smith

Canada sending four more battle tanks, ammo to Ukraine as rallies held across Canada

Trudeau calls Putin ‘weak’ and ‘cowardly’ during Friday media event

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is sending four of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. A Canadian Forces Leopard 2A4 tank displays it’s firepower on the firing range at CFB Gagetown in Oromocto, N.B., on Thursday, September 13, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Smith
Victoriya Latli and Denys Popov arrived in Revelstoke in the summer of 2022. (Zachary Delaney/Revelstoke Review)

‘I remember everything’: Ukrainians in Revelstoke reflect on a year of war in Ukraine

It’s been one year today since Russia invaded Ukraine

Victoriya Latli and Denys Popov arrived in Revelstoke in the summer of 2022. (Zachary Delaney/Revelstoke Review)
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with the colors of Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country, in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Ukraine’s leader defiant on anniversary of Russian invasion

President’s tone captured the national mood in face of Europe’s deadliest war since World War II

The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with the colors of Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country, in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The residents of a house and their neighbours clear the rubble from a home that was destroyed by a Russian rocket in Maxymilianivka village, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Ukrainians woke up to their second year of war this morning, as the military continued to beat back invading Russian forces in the southeastern region of the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Evgeniy Maloletka

Joy is gone but hope remains: Canadian ambassador to Ukraine on invasion anniversary

One year ago missile strikes rained down on Ukraine and Russian tanks rolled toward the Kyiv

The residents of a house and their neighbours clear the rubble from a home that was destroyed by a Russian rocket in Maxymilianivka village, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Ukrainians woke up to their second year of war this morning, as the military continued to beat back invading Russian forces in the southeastern region of the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 8, 2022, left, and country singer Brad Paisley attends a ceremony honoring Carrie Underwood with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. Paisley is releasing a new song called “Same Here,” that features Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the one-year anniversary of the Russian-Ukraine war. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Brad Paisley pens country song featuring Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

A year ago, country star Brad Paisley watched the news on television…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 8, 2022, left, and country singer Brad Paisley attends a ceremony honoring Carrie Underwood with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. Paisley is releasing a new song called “Same Here,” that features Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the one-year anniversary of the Russian-Ukraine war. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire on a warehouse amid Russian bombardments in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Five ways war in Ukraine has changed the world

One year on, tens of thousands are dead

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire on a warehouse amid Russian bombardments in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Farmer and Ukrainian military volunteer Oleh His inspects his grain crop in the small town of Cherneve in western Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. He’s received several grain storage sleeves from Canada through the UN Food and Agriculture Organization after the Russian invasion destabilized the country’s food supply. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman

VIDEO: Canadian grain storage arrived just in time for Ukrainian farmer

War has destroyed supplies, impeded farmers from harvesting and selling their work

Farmer and Ukrainian military volunteer Oleh His inspects his grain crop in the small town of Cherneve in western Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. He’s received several grain storage sleeves from Canada through the UN Food and Agriculture Organization after the Russian invasion destabilized the country’s food supply. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman
Jennifer Martison of the Ukraine Nightingale Project gives grandmother Tanya Andreichenko of Ukraine a hug as nine-year-old Ksenia Andreichenko watches. (Penticton Herald/LJI)

‘I couldn’t just sit back and watch’: Penticton woman aiding Ukrainian refugees

Jennifer Martison started the Ukraine Nightingale Project last fall

Jennifer Martison of the Ukraine Nightingale Project gives grandmother Tanya Andreichenko of Ukraine a hug as nine-year-old Ksenia Andreichenko watches. (Penticton Herald/LJI)
Vitalina Varnytska talks with daughter Vlada, 17, and son Ustym on the Okanagan Lake walkway. The family moved her from the Ukraine after war escalated in their country. (Penticton Herald/LJI)

The journey from Ukraine to Penticton and a new life

Vitalina Varnytska escaped the war-torn country with her children, but had to leave her husband behind

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Vitalina Varnytska talks with daughter Vlada, 17, and son Ustym on the Okanagan Lake walkway. The family moved her from the Ukraine after war escalated in their country. (Penticton Herald/LJI)
Russian-Canadians supporting their brothers and sisters in Ukraine. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Ukrainian vigil and expo in Kelowna to raise funds and boost morale

Photos of the Kelowna ceremony will be sent to those fighting on the front lines in Ukraine

Russian-Canadians supporting their brothers and sisters in Ukraine. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
April Huggett stands in front of a destroyed apartment building in the Saltovka area of Kharkiv. Photo: Submitted

‘I couldn’t get over it’: Castlegar mother heads to the front lines of Ukraine

April Huggett is delivering supplies to soldiers and civilians

April Huggett stands in front of a destroyed apartment building in the Saltovka area of Kharkiv. Photo: Submitted
Yuliia Kleban, from Ukraine, poses for a photograph near her work in Toronto on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Kleban along with other Ukrainian refugees are living in Canada as the first anniversary of the Russian war nears. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ukrainian newcomers assess options in Canada year after war at home

More than 150,000 Ukrainians made their way to Canada under a special program since conflict began

Yuliia Kleban, from Ukraine, poses for a photograph near her work in Toronto on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Kleban along with other Ukrainian refugees are living in Canada as the first anniversary of the Russian war nears. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A few days after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, a vigil was held in Langley City. This Friday, Feb. 24, the one-year-anniversary of the war will be marked with a candlelight vigil at Derek Doubleday Arboretum. (Langley Advance Times)
A few days after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, a vigil was held in Langley City. This Friday, Feb. 24, the one-year-anniversary of the war will be marked with a candlelight vigil at Derek Doubleday Arboretum. (Langley Advance Times)
Passengers and military personnel wait on the platform of the Lviv train station in Western Ukraine on Feb. 18, 2023. Ukraine is appealing to Canada for rail parts and expertise to keep the embattled passenger and cargo rail system running as landmines and missile strikes threaten to stall the country's lifeline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman

Ukraine appeals to Canada’s rail manufacturers to repair war-damaged lifeline

Country’s rail system is vital to the war effort, attacks have rendered 20 per cent of it unusable

Passengers and military personnel wait on the platform of the Lviv train station in Western Ukraine on Feb. 18, 2023. Ukraine is appealing to Canada for rail parts and expertise to keep the embattled passenger and cargo rail system running as landmines and missile strikes threaten to stall the country's lifeline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman
Olena Boiko and her husband Volodymyr take their 10-month-old son Yaroslav for a walk in the city centre of Lviv, Ukraine on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Yaroslav was born in the bomb shelter of the hospital in Lviv a few months after the Russian invasion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman

Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training

Midwives aren’t licensed to do home births in Ukraine, but the war is forcing them to

Olena Boiko and her husband Volodymyr take their 10-month-old son Yaroslav for a walk in the city centre of Lviv, Ukraine on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Yaroslav was born in the bomb shelter of the hospital in Lviv a few months after the Russian invasion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman
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